Edina Community Education Services

Join us in the South View pool for a refreshing way to start your day. Lifeguard on duty. 

There are more Android phones sold than any other operating system. Attend this class and find out what makes them so popular, as well as tips and tricks for how to make the most of their "smart" capabilities

Join us in the pool for some high-intensity interval training. It has been proven that participants using high intensity intervals vs. moderate intensity training have improved their metabolic resting rates. Workouts include a variety of water skills and drills: aerobics, treading, swimming, deep water, barbells and noodles. . Prerequisite: Must be confident in deep water.

Are you living with arthritis? The Arthritis Aquatic Program is designed to improve your mobility, flexibility, balance and endurance. You'll enjoy water walking, strength toning, and range of motion exercises. Geared for adults with physical limitations who are able to function independently in the pool and locker room. All ages welcome.

A cardio infused low impact class that combines cardio boxing and barre moves, while wearing weighted hand gloves.   A must try class to to burn maximum calories, build lean muscle, whittle down your waist, and increase stamina.  Combine minimum impact and maximum enjoyment!  You will leave feeling energized and craving more!

In this Barre Express class we will transform your body with this productive workout that blends ballet style movements, with Pilate's principles and lengthening exercises, to condition the entire body. Using isometric holds and deep muscle work, you will create long lean beautiful muscle, improve posture, increase flexibility, and balance.

Barre Strength goes right to your core focusing on abdominals, glutes and leg strength. We move from mat to barre using small balls, bands and weights to give you a complete workout. Join us for the fun!

Enjoy a fun, invigorating workout that develops muscular endurance, dynamic balance, flexibility, and core strength. Blend classical ballet exercises with Barre exercises, which is currently the Number One workout! We'll focus specifically on core, legs, and butt. No dance experience necessary. Non-dancers are welcome. Bring to class: a mat, a small towel for gliding, and a 9" Pilates Bender Ball (available from the instructor if needed).

Gentle yoga is a practice that meets you where you are. It is encouraging and down to earth, reduces pain, releases stress and anxiety, builds physical and emotional resilience, and optimizes your body's natural healing powers. This slow, gradual yoga gently explores pain-free range of motion to bring you all the benefits of yoga, including poses that shed new light on what is possible in your practice. This is a perfect way to start or restart your personal yoga practice. Instructor Sharon Sebring is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who has practiced yoga for 30 years. Her yoga is perfect for all levels and she brings her own integration of body-mind-spirit to her teachings.

(Second of 4 independent courses; no knowledge of Spanish or enrollment in one of the previous courses required.) This course introduces typical foods, shopping in a market, and ordering in a restaurant. You will learn how to select and buy foods, order in a restaurant, and socialize during a meal. Classes will focus on interactive activities and offer extemporaneous practice. Specific vocabulary and simple grammar instruction appropriate to the topic will accompany each lesson.

Your whole body will get a great workout-and the music will definitely keep up the energy level. This class includes warm-up stretching, cardio, resistance bands and weights, core strength, and conditioning. Feel the burn while having a blast! (Bring a mat and athletic shoes. Bands and weights provided.)

Body Shape is a strength training class the combats your body's natural decline in metabolism. This 60 minute class has you pumping weights, balancing on the ball, working with resistance bands and your own body weight to get you lean, balanced and strong!

Boot Camp Basics offers a variety of moderate to intense workouts from cardio and resistance training, to strength, plyometerics, and core work. Circuit stations are used so that each class has a different feel and brings a new set of challenges! Plus, there are modifications so people at any level can participate. And with the option of using weights, resistance bands, or even bodyweight to complete the workouts, it's easy for all levels of fitness to enjoy a new workout.

Boot Camp Xpress is a way to get in your fitness over lunch! Boot Camp Xpress offers a variety of moderate to intense workouts from cardio and resistance training, to strength, plyometerics, and core work.  Plus, there are modifications so people at any level can participate. And, with the option of using weights, resistance bands, or even bodyweight to complete the workouts, it's easy for all levels of fitness to enjoy a new workout.

Here's your opportunity to make, a very handsome, small wooden box. You will have a choice to select from one of two designs. You're the artisan, so you pick the exact sizes! You'll learn how to prepare the material by re-sawing and milling rough hardwood lumber. You'll learn how to make your box so the wood grain appears to be continuous around all four sides. You'll also learn how to cut and assemble different joining methods for the corners, how to make your own simple handles, and even learn a bit about how wood moves over time so you can account for that in your box design. Finally, you'll learn how to set hinges on one of the boxes, apply stain and an oil finish. Basic shop safety and machine operating knowledge are pre-requisites for this class.Curriculum:Night 1 - Discuss box designs and fabrication approach. Mill rough materials.Night 2 - Finish mil, cut parts and joineryNight 3 - Assemble and make a handleNight 4 - Refine details, sand and apply finish. Pieces should be adequately dry by the end of the night to transport home

Start out with 30 minutes of aerobic cardio followed by 30 minutes of simple core exercises. (Your core is your center and your "corset," and responsible for balance and posture.) Use weights, stability balls, mats and your own muscle strength to create a toned backside, a smaller waist, and strong, flat abdominals. You will leave feeling both leaner and taller due to improved alignment and posture! Join us for this quintessential fitness combo. All equipment is available in the studio.  Like so many who've taken this class, get hooked!

Combine fun and effective cardio moves such as lunges, squats and shuffles with strength training bursts such as bicep curls, tricep extensions, and glute lifts for a full body workout! This thorough and energizing class will start your day off right!

Do you enjoy the relaxation and creativity of adult coloring? Now make your efforts look expert! In this class you will learn about: Materials selection New techniques for color application How to transfer of your favorite picture to cloth or other materials. Bring your own paper, colored pencils and/or markers to start.

Do you enjoy the relaxation and creativity of adult coloring? Now make your efforts look expert! In this class you will learn about: Materials selection New techniques for color application How to transfer of your favorite picture to cloth or other materials. Bring your own paper, colored pencils and/or markers to start.

Fun spirited, playful interactive class will touch on: the role of stress in our lives, especially around the holiday season, types of stress, understanding common stress factors, and 12 simple ways to reduce and manage stress by "getting real" and taking baby steps, one at a time to make a substantial difference in your life.  Play with refuting irrational self-talk, expressing yourself w/o fear and stepping back from angry reactions  Engage in breathing, meditation and guided visualization practices.  Feel good movin' and groovin'.  Joyfully engaging in just a few new ideas and practices will help you to make the best year ever!

If you like great, nostalgic music that makes you want to move, this is the class for you. Simple dance moves and styles are incorporated into a fun and lively aerobic format. You'll be moving and grooving to great music from the 40s, 50s, 70s and today. We'll evoke memories galore. No prior dance experience necessary. No partner needed, either. Singing along to all the familiar tunes is encouraged!